There’s more to Lapierre’s latest Zesty, Spicy and eZesty than meets the eye Multi-functional frame is a stroke of genius Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Whatsapp Share on Reddit Email to a friend By Tom Marvin Published: July 12, 2018 at 2:00 pm Lapierre’s eZesty is as slick as they come Dan Milner The Lapierre Zesty will have either 140 or 150mm of travel, and either 29in or 650b wheels Tom Marvin / Immediate Media The Lapierre Spicy gets 160 or 170mm travel, and the same wheel options Tom Marvin / Immediate Media Changing the shock’s stroke length adjusts suspension travel on the remarkably versatile frameset Tom Marvin / Immediate Media On-bike storage is all the rage these days — Lapierre’s version sits below the base of the downtube Tom Marvin / Immediate Media Remove the plastic cup to reveal extra space in the downtube — it’ll be found on carbon models of the Zesty and Spicy Tom Marvin / Immediate Media Trunnion-mounted shocks allow for a more compact shock, while still benefiting from longer stroke lengths Tom Marvin / Immediate Media The wheelsize flip-chip Tom Marvin / Immediate Media The base of the shock sits on an elongated mount from the chainstays, so the shock ‘floats’ Tom Marvin / Immediate Media
